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Agenda for Class 03: Monday, September 27, 2010

Main Topics/Goals: What Science Do We Need to Teach?

Activities

• Five Minute Quick-Write: Images of Teaching
• Feedback - Reading Reactions, Writing, and Homework in General
• CMapTools: Creating Concepts Maps to Represent Our Knowledge
  • CMapTools Reference Page
• What Science Do We Teach? - Exploring the GSEs on RIScienceTeachers.wikispaces.com (Shara)
• Overview of Adopt a GSE Project

Homework

• Due on Saturday:
  • Observe/Reflect Journal Entry #1
• Due next week:
  • Read Chapter 4 in TGT.
  • Post review of first professional journal article .
  • Discuss with your CT:
    • What makes your topic/GSE hard to learn?
    • What activities (including labs, worksheets, etc) does she/he generally use to address topics included in this GSE?